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Adalah in English

adalah means is / am / are (formal equative) in Indonesian. Pronounced ah-dah-LAH.

Example

Jakarta adalah ibu kota Indonesia.
Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia.

Usage

The formal 'to be' used mostly in writing and formal speech for definitions and identifications. In everyday conversation, Indonesians usually drop it: 'Jakarta ibu kota Indonesia.'

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